My grandfather is dying.\u00a0 That stinks and I love him and its really hard on my family and my mom today asked me if I wanted to speak at the funeral.<\/p>\n\t
Of course I said.\u00a0 Its my place I think to say something as I was one of those that knew him best…at least as a grandfather.<\/p>\n\t
Now I’m thinking, “What exactly do you say at your grandfather’s funeral”?<\/p>\n\t
I could google it….and for anyone that knows me or reads the website….I google everything.\u00a0 You can almost always get good information.\u00a0 I googled songs for my wedding.\u00a0 I google recipes, places to eat, etc.<\/p>\n\t
But I won’t.\u00a0 In this case, I don’t think it matters what makes a good speech at a funeral.\u00a0 I’m not trying to make a good speech….i’m trying to make MY speech about MY grandfather.<\/p>\n\t
I remember when Marc Whitfield was killed; they talked about the honor of serving as a policeman, but to me that was about police….not about Marc.<\/p>\n\t
And I don’t think the speech is to the other people at the funeral…some lesson learned about death, or the importance of those still alive that we love.\u00a0 I’m not moralizing to the attendees.\u00a0 That doesn’t matter much and I’m not the person to do that.<\/p>\n\t
In the end, I’m not sure there is much to be learned from death?\u00a0 It happens.\u00a0 It may point out some things about life, but death itself is pretty mundane, final, and self-explanatory.<\/p>\n\t
I think I will speak to him directly; it is for him and my family. \u00a0 Say something nice about how much I loved him; tell a funny story I remember growing up with him.<\/p>\n\t
I’m not religious, but if he can hear…he knew how much I loved him….and it never hurts to hear it again.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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